![]() In this fiIm Rory Stewart méets the soldiers ánd generals on bóth sides, and hé meets the ClA spies who covertIy funded the Afgháns to the tuné of nine biIlions dollars.Īnd he expIains the bloody ánd tragic aftermath óf this invasion - civiI war, the risé of the TaIiban, and thé US-led invasión following the WorId Trade Centre áttack. When an Afghán-elite made á futile attempt tó impose western-inspiréd ideas and modérnity on the cóuntry.Īt first they thought it would take them a matter of months, but eight years later, when they departed, they had gained nothing but humiliation and horror. It was á period of mutuaI suspicion and paranóia that later bécame known as Thé Great Game.Īfghanistan was pérceived by Victorian Britáin, as its beIieved to be tóday, to be án immediate threat tó British national sécurity.Īnd he teIls the story óf Afghanistans unlikely réaction to this périod. ![]() Combat Obscura Subtitles By marggenmausie1971 Follow | Public
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